Gorpu Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gorpu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorpu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1591:27,7272,679
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gorpu (2,044) may also be a first name.

Gorpu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gorpu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gorpu is most common in Liberia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Gorpu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorpu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,359,010th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gorpu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Gorpu is also the 166,841st most widely held first name on earth, held by 2,044 people.

Gorpu is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 27,727. In Liberia Gorpu is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 46 percent are found, Bong County, where 22 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorpuz91201/
Gorpus912/
Gorput912/
Gorpeu911/
Goorpu911/
Ggorpu911/
Orpu89952/
Orput80445/
Garpu80213/
Gurpu8049/
Oorpu8012/
Orpus806/
Orpuz804/
Orpuu804/
Ourpu801/
Orphu801/
Goggirpu774/
Ngarpu73573/
Horppu73193/
Orpheu7342/
Garpou7339/
Gurrpu738/
Uorpuu733/
Horpuh731/
Ggarpu731/
Orphus730/
Orpheus6740/
Arpu6735/
Garpeus673/
Garbhpu671/
Garputt671/
Orphaus670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorpu
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